CVE-2022-36804
Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 21 October 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Multiple API endpoints in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center 7.0.0 before version 7.6.17, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.17.10, from version 7.18.0 before version 7.21.4, from version 8.0.0 before version 8.0.3, from version 8.1.0 before version 8.1.3, and from version 8.2.0 before version 8.2.2, and from version 8.3.0 before 8.3.1 allows remote attackers with read permissions to a public or private Bitbucket repository to execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious HTTP request. This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty Program by TheGrandPew.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.08% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 23 March 2023
- CISA KEV
- Listed 30 September 2022 · due 21 October 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-88
- Affected
- atlassian/bitbucket
- Source
- security@atlassian.com
EPSS 99.1% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-13438; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36804
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168470/Bitbucket-Git-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171453/Bitbucket-7.0.0-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-13438Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168470/Bitbucket-Git-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171453/Bitbucket-7.0.0-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-13438Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-36804US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.